A Kiss of Iron
Ratings10
Average rating3.7
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Ratings10
Average rating3.7
In the cut-throat game of court life, masters manipulate pawns—and you never know which one you are. One thing is certain: there’s no space on the board for love.
A penniless noblewoman, Kat is on the verge of losing everything when she’s offered a well-paid job that could be her salvation… or her ruin. Drawn into court’s deadly intrigues, she’s given a single task: spy on the powerful fae lord known as the Night Queen’s Shadow.
Bastian Marwood is handsome, ruthless, and cunning, but Kat can’t decide if he’s a threat to her kingdom or just her heart. To uncover the truth, she must play a dangerous game of desire and deceit, pushing him to reveal his secrets while protecting her own. But Bastian’s shadows have a hold on her—one she isn’t sure she wants to escape.
Kat soon learns that at court, nothing is as it seems and even the best-laid plans can be destroyed in an instant. As a pawn on the board, she can’t afford to fall victim to love—only fight for survival.
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I am so disappointed. I thought Clare Sager could be a new favorite after reading Slaying the Shifter Prince. A Kiss of Iron is making me rethink that. It wasn't a DNF but I didn't really want to finish it either. It was a slog. Way too long and not enough payoff. Katherine is naive and makes idiotic decisions but thinks she's got everything figured out. It was infuriating to read her thoughts. I stuck it out for the spice, but even that wasn't fulfilling enough. Bastian is enamored by this fool of a woman. Not sure why. Other than she's hot. The supporting characters are boring and forgettable. The villains are ridiculous. They're just incels with power and money. I just wanted the story to wrap up and answer the questions. There was no reason for it to be as long as it is. The whole book was a prologue and left me uninterested in reading the main event.
